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Posts Tagged ‘early detection’

Early Detection is Key in Breast Cancer Survival

Monday, June 9, 2008 20:49 No Comments

Did you know that the American Cancer Society estimates that 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the United States, and 40,480 will die of breast cancer this year? Thankfully, the 5-year survival rate for breast cancer is 90%, and that number is even higher if the [...]

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Test May Diagnose Early Stage Ovarian Cancer

Saturday, February 16, 2008 23:30 2 Comments

Ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in the early stages, when the possibility of a cure is high. Symptoms are vague, and in far too many cases, ovarian cancer isn’t diagnosed until it is too late, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women. However, a new blood test developed [...]

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